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^Good video though. :)

9:00, table 3. You spent a couple of minutes discussing a hand that didn't take place.

Great vid as always Simon. One very minor point: If you set your Dealer Chat to Everything, then when a hand is joined part way through, the chat box could be used by the viewer to complement your description of what has occurred in the hand up until that point. -MB

@nittyoldman. This post of yours highlights your lack of understanding of the online games. There is no shame in that of course, as you are here to learn. Where there is shame, is in your ignorant remark that you had to stop watching after the x/f AA commentary. I assure you, you would get absolutely destroyed in these games without better understanding their dynamics.

@Theories. The KK fold is painful, but totally fine. Your other comment above has already demonstrated your ignorance of the game cash environment.

4 minute mark, table 3, pocket 3's in SB v steal:

You mentioned 3-betting would be based on opponent's tendency to CB and their F3B. Obviously you're looking for a high F3B, but with regards to their CB habits, are you looking for high CB %ages or low CB %ages? I assume it's high, as this increases your implied odds when you hit your set, although an argument could probably be made for low CB %ages increasing your chances of reaching showdown and/or giving you opportunities to steal the pot post-flop.

Excellent video

Very entertaining! :)

Great video. The laughing blooper @6:30 was a highlight though. :)

Small point on the TT hand: I think a turn raise to $152 is probably better than $154 as this reopens the betting on the rare occasion that UTG calls and the fish shoves.

^Yes, I misunderstood what you were saying in your reply.

...and we can save our double barrels against this type of opponent for when the turn is an overcard to the board(?)

^If I'm understanding you correctly- that you think our "turn check (check behind)/river bet" hands are going to be value-weighted, then isn't that adding strength to the turn check argument here (against someone who is likely to check back) as we're going to end up with 9-high the majority of the time but we'll be perceived as having a value hand (if villain shares your view.)

^if villain isn't going to stab and your FE is very low then do you think checking may be the best option? It probably increases your bluffing success on A/K rivers too. Nice vid.

Excellent video. Penultimate hand with the river bluff shove with A3cc: I think one other thing to consider which wasn't mentioned is the likelihood of the SB reg having checked AQ. I think there are merits to the reg playing the river this way, although he needs to be someone sharp enough to recognise the situation quickly and make a convincing, quickish "giving up" check.

Nice vid

Not sure why he went round the houses to come up with this ratio, even to the extent of the absurd claim that there are 2.7 more suited combos of KQ than off suit KQ combos! There are four suits in a deck, so common sense tells you the ratio is, of course, 3:1

I guess there is still hope for us mortals when a top player like this makes such a crazy mistake.

@nema. Your method and conclusion are completely wrong. Every time we call we lose an ADDITIONAL $26, whereas every time we fold we lose an additional $0, therefore it is a -$26 EV move. The current pot size, prior to his raise amount, is $90 ($36 pre + $27 + $27) but it is irrelevant how much was specifically put in on which street: You are mistakenly thinking that by folding, the arbitrary loss of the $27 flop bet offsets the $26 loss from calling. Another way of looking at it is that a fold results in a total loss of $39 (what we have so far invested) whereas a call results in a total loss of $65 ($160 - $95) which of course demonstrates the same conclusion that calling is a worse decision by an amount of $26 ($65 - $39). In simple terms, would you pay $121 for a 27% chance of winning $330?

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So my opinion is that it is a very clear fold, especially given how dry the flop is and the fact that it is multi-way.

I enjoyed the video though Parker. Very good, thanks.

Great video. I like the thinking behind the AxKc bluff river shove and I think it would work well against a good, thinking reg (as you mention.) Unfortunately the opponent was m3nix and he doesn't fall into that category; he is snapping all day here with anything half-decent without giving much thought to hero's range, as his decision to not fold was made on the flop. I would also be wary against his turn lead. Given that we're deep, what do you think of the option to raise/fold turn + check back river? As this can save us money vs his hands we are dead against, possibly fold out splits, and charge him extra with any draw.

The hand against butcheN18 was fun to see. I think he sometimes drinks too much vodka when he plays.

I agree with all 5 points above, other than the interpretation of the fish's instant shove in the AA hand. IMO Fish just don't shove their monster hands (sets) on the flop in this manner usually. They are far more likely to do so with a flush draw or even with top pair. However, they WILL act immediately with a two pair hand- but due to the unlikelihood of having two pair on that particular flop, I would have personally been very confident of being in good shape as I'd weight his range far more towards FD/TP.

Good vid.

lol. What are you talking about? Rather than mindlessly criticise one of the biggest winners at these stakes because his play doesn't conform to your apparent faulty logic, how about approaching with an open mind and allowing yourself to learn something instead?

Complete nonsense 1sickstory. Hero is at the bottom of his range, as he says. Villain is weighted VERY heavily towards AK/AA, which he will fold with a high enough frequency to make shoving the most EV play. It's a case of knowing your opponents and being able to hand read well. In this case Shove > Fold > Call. The hand is very well played.

He speaks very well, and his narration is very clear. Slowing down and/or simplifying his vocabulary would lead to a less informative, less interesting, and less fluent video. This isn't an English language course.

^Good vid overall though. I like the live format.

23 mins: The 76s hand is ugly. Most short-stacks will shove a flush draw here, or at least make a committing raise- especially as they would likely have a GS too, rather than a min-raise. Folding is just really poor IMO. Shoving can never be -EV given stack and pot sizes. However calling has merits other then just the great odds we're being given to hit our flush.

Good video.

Re: AQs hand:

Putting ranges to one side momentarily, and making a decision based purely on actions, sizings, and timings, villain does look very strong. In addition, villain is a very good player and not a random fish deciding to overvalue KQ or bluff a missed FD on the river.

Raising with a fish to act on the flop gives weight to a strong hand. Also, any solid player knows the board pairing on the turn decreases the likelihood that you can find a fold with your TPTK+ hands. Plus it reduces his concerns that his [possible] OP is being slow-played by hero's [possible] set.

AA makes the most sense of course, and not just combo-wise. Positionally it's very likely that a good reg will often just flat pre, seeing as your raise is from EP (as his 3B would look strong) and there are three players left to act with an attractive squeezing opportunity.

I think reluctantly folding the turn is probably the best option, no matter how exploitable it may appear.

1* QQ is fold to min raise is weak and a mistake. Mandatory call given weakish CB and a m/r from a fish. c/c is probably better default line vs a fish though.

2* Checking back turn in AQo is best line. Villain has AK as a very strong part of his range and is unlikely to 4B pre.

3* Shoving AQs should be considered but folding is probably best as squeezer didn't look like he was folding.

4* Folding the AKs to a squeeze is too weak I think. The fish cold calling, together with his stack size, should have been factored into the decision more.

In addition I feel hero gives too much credit to any dynamic he believes is forming with SmitDude and it likely plays no part at all in influencing the 55 v JJ hand which is fairly standard play. SmitDude plays like a monkey with no fold button against everyone.